Quotes of: Mean Keyword

There are men who have themselves whipped simply to increase their sexual pleasure. These, in contrast with true masochists, regard flagellation as a means to an end.

Psychopathia Sexualis: The Case Histories

Knowing your purpose gives meaning to your life.

The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?

Sometimes, being true to yourself means changing your mind. Self changes, and you follow.

The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration

Prose consists less and less of words chosen for the sake of their meaning, and more and more of phrases tacked together like the sections of a prefabricated hen-house.

Politics and the English Language

She knew that sex was a means of getting ahead and saw nothing wrong in exploiting male weaknesses for her own purposes.

A Poker Game of Love

Living means taking chances. Risks. Playing safe all the time is being dead inside, even if you happen to still be breathing.

Perfect

Since evil is nothing positive, there can be no principle of evil. It has no meaning expect in reference to something good.

Philosophy of Science

And so that means..." "We have to rob the Henley," Simon said. Kat sank onto a truly uncomfortable sofa. "Again.

Perfect Scoundrels

We don't suffer from a shortage of metaphors, is what I mean. But you have to be careful which metaphor you choose, because it matters.

Paper Towns

There is a means to every end. A root to any cause. Sometimes the root is more evil than any cause, though it's the cause that is usually most vilified.

The Poet

HIGGINS [aggrieved] Do you mean that my language is improper? MRS HIGGINS. No, dearest: it would be quite proper - say on a canal barge...

Pygmalion

I wish people weren't so set on being themselves, when that means being a bastard.

The Rebel Angels

Sweetest baby ever,” my mother said with a sigh. “You mean second sweetest, right?” I corrected.

The Ruby Circle

Instead of writing backwards over what had happened, giving structure and meaning to his story, he wrote forwards, slipping into troubling futures.

The Reaches

Err, sorry Father Abbot. I tripped y'see. Trod on my Abbot, Father Habit. Oh dear, I mean....

Redwall

Don't be afraid to let it go. Releasing hate does not make you forget what you want always to remember. It does not mean reconciliation.

Tumbleweeds

It is indeed the truth of the traumatic experience that forms the center of its psychopathology; it is not a pathology of falsehood or displacement of meaning, but of history itself” (p. 5)

Trauma: Explorations in Memory

But, it’s not what they think of you that matters, it’s what you think of yourself. If I’d said something mean to them, I wouldn't like myself very much.

Temperance

I mean to explore you thoroughly this time.” “Take heed, Captain. I’m prepared to answer all threats measure for measure.

Thornbrook Park

You know,” said Jehangir, breaking the silence, “it's only Muslims who use the term 'innovation' to mean something bad.

The Taqwacores

It pours itself. My love, I mean. I hope you like a lot of gravy on your mashed potatoes!

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